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I had the pleasure of chatting with Congolese director Djo Tunda Wa Munga, whose stock has quickly risen over the last 9 or so months, since his new crime drama Viva Riva! made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall; a film he told me Cameron Bailey, director of TIFF, selected for the festival based on a rough cut he saw, while the film was still in post-production! He took a chance on a film that may not have seen the success it's enjoyed thus far (its director as well) if it wasn't for the TIFF selection. Cameron Bailey, for those who aren't aware, is black by the way.

It's amazing to think that seven years ago, Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson died walking up the stairs to his flat, soon before his magnum opus--The Millennium Trilogy--became a global bestseller, selling over 20 million copies, spawned a movie trilogy ($212 million worldwide) and a Hollywood remake.

"Tron: Legacy" was a bust at the box-office you say? Maybe in December when it opened softly to a $44 million debut weekend, but slow and steady wins the race. Yes, it cost a shit-ton -- $170 million was the figure released, but some estimates had it bloated to up to $320 million. Still the the film eventually accumulated to a $400 million total worldwide and you can bet those DVDs and Blu-rays probably pulled in a major haul as well.

How did the folks at Toronto Pride ever think that this was not going to ridiculed as a stereotype-ridden poor excuse for a promo ad? Even if it was intended to be campy fun (and god I hope it was), the jokes are poorly written and stale, and the production value doesn't exactly scream "one of the largest gay pride festivals in the world." For a financially strained organization, you sure did waste some money:

Here are the details on that delicious Alamo Drafthouse story about kicking out a texter --and turning her angry voicemail into a PSA. The Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse, which serves food and drink at its rapidly expanding theater chain, has always been tough on customer behavior. Love it.

“I went to school to be an actress. I never expected to be a rapper. It just fell in my lap... So I would like to get an acting gig. I hope that when I am done with the tour I can go back and do some acting. That is my long-term goal... I want to work with Will Smith, because he’s a very successful rapper turned actor and therefore a role model... And Tim Burton because I love his crazy imagination. He comes up with these characters that are just so fascinating and the costumes and just creates these whole worlds.”

During his Colbert Report interview with Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man), Stephen Colbert sheds doubt on the age of the Chauvet Caves in the filmmaker's latest doc, the 3-D Cave of Forgotten Dreams (below, with the film's trailer). Here's our exclusive video clip. Herzog likes the idea of using an all-purpose title for his films: Gazing into the Abyss.

Well, that didn't take too long. With "Bridesmaids" proving to be a critical smash and a huge box office surprise, crossing $100 million this past weekend in domestic ticket sales, Universal has re-upped their relationship with the film's director Paul Feig and producer Judd Apatow.